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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
15
Detectives at the Yardley station hear Billy narrate a puzzle about identifying a murdered man. The officer deduces the victim by using carrier pigeons, a dove cote, and a courier pigeon to summon the son from fifty miles away, revealing the father’s identity.
A northern New Hampshire town muddles outsider critique as kinship ties bind the community. Sheriff Bill Harmon delays arrest of Nate Giddings for selling hard cider until he returns home to his wife, after visiting relatives to avoid in-law conflicts.
A man comments that his view may be biased in favor of Bill because Bill married his son-in-law’s youngest sister. He clarifies that anything involving Bill concerns him, signaling a family linked interest in the matter.
A reflective essay notes that four famed conquerors Alexander Hannibal Caesar and Napoleon died violent or mournful deaths. Alexander died amid intoxication or poison after conquest. Hannibal died by poison in exile. Caesar was assassinated by allies. Napoleon ended in lonely exile on a remote Atlantic rock.
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a New York Savannah trade schooner captain famed for quick humor. As two days from New York he taunts an Irish deckhand with the question can you steer the mainmast down the forecastle stairs. The reply lands a hit, the sailor offering to call it up if the captain stands below.
A Canadian doctor in eastern Ontario observes a man named Sandy entertaining a crowd with a trick dog. Sandy explains training dogs requires knowing more than the dog, a lesson the doctor finds insightful about learning.
A pair of comments from Chicago papers reflects on marital ideals and reputation. The Matron boasts her husband’s devotion while a critic mocks sarcasm as a poor basis for a man’s reputation.
A western church rector, alone in his study, receives a visit from a spinster parishioner. After a tense silence the woman asks in faltering tones whether a woman can be justified in proposing, prompting the rector to search for words.
Small tracts of five ten or fifteen acres adjoining the city limits offered cheap over the next thirty days. Andrew Lamb at 123 West Lexington Avenue announces property listings. E B Zigler has moved his law office to ground floor No 111 West Lexington Avenue.
A detailed listing of doctors dentists and medical specialists with office and residence addresses in Elkhart Indiana. Includes G W Hauenstein Alice Horton Frank Randolph Charles Potter W A Stauffer and others plus real estate and insurance firms and local services.
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